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Tough week for electricity
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Re: Tough week for electricity
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by dbcollen on Sun May 4th, 2008 at 01:59:41 PM MST
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They are for some reason called "Freeze Plugs" while in fact they are the holes needed to remove the sand left inside the block from the casting mold. "freeze plugs" will not save an engine block from cracking when they freeze.
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by Ungrounded Lightning Rod on Sun May 4th, 2008 at 10:26:43 PM MST
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That's part of what antifreeze is about: When the solution finally does freeze and expand it at first forms a slush that is flexible enough that it will often push out the freeze plug rather than crack the block or head. (Pure water, of course, will form a hard ice block that doesn't flex well enough to avoid cracking the castings.)
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